Sunday fire destroys equipment at Hilliard Corp.

Elmira firefighters responded to a blaze at Hilliard Corp. on Fifth Street on Sunday morning after a passing police officer noticed smoke coming out of the building.

The fire was apparently caused by a dust processor that overheated, fire officials said.

A few Hilliard employees who happened to be in the building at the time also noticed smoke and tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. The employees were able to slow the spread of the blaze until firefighters were able to arrive on the scene.

The dust collector was destroyed but there was no structural damage and no injuries, fire officials said.